Retail and Consumer

We represent many of the world's best-known consumer brands and retailers, operating across the sector, including food and beverage companies, hotels and restaurants, gaming operators, developers, investors, and producers.

Our highly talented Retail and Consumer group represents clients across the US, UK and Europe. In addition to their wealth of experience advising industry-leading companies and market innovators, our lawyers also maintain excellent relationships with key industry associations.

Patents - Mechanical

Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Litigation

Products Litigation and Liability

Real Estate

Regulatory

Bankruptcy, Restructuring, and Creditors’ Rights

What we do

Apparel

Food & Beverage

Retail

Gaming

Hospitality & Leisure

Packaged Goods.

Examples of work

We work with Kingfisher Group across a variety of service areas, advising on software licensing agreements with ATG and omni-channel technologies for B&Q stores to worldwide group-wide frameworks with Wincor for technology services. We also advise on most aspects of B&Q's data protection compliance including complex outsourcing, cross-border data transfers and compliance with European GDPR regulations. Much of our work with Kingfisher is exciting cutting-edge retail technology, often using the latest tech developments to enhance in-store experience

The firm played a significant role in supporting the Post Office Limited's Network Transformation Programme – the largest project in the Post Office Limited's history. It is supported by £1.94bn funding package from Government to modernise and invest in the network. We are supporting their in-house team in developing the implementation methodology as well as generating and managing the development of all documents used in the programme

We have acted for Decathlon since 2015 on the roll-out of their stores into the UK market: they now have 32 stores. In addition to advising on the property aspects of the store roll-out, we have advised in relation to trade mark, design, copyright and infringement matters

Advising Accor on the licensing application for a new hotel within the shadow of Wembley Stadium, which presented its own particular challenges given the location of the premises (permission was granted without restricting the nature of the client's operations)

Managed $250 million acquisition from a national franchisor of 194 quick-service restaurants (QSR) across the south-eastern US in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Louisiana and Mississippi

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